summer's beginning to give up her fight (place) by etouffee

^{I could go crazy on a night like tonight}

^{When summer's beginning to give up her fight}

September is both an end and a beginning

While others see a descent into winter,

I have always embraced the return to school,

Evenings with you now require sweaters

sidewalks filled with leaves and leftovers from careless bookbags

our walks after dinner are now at dusk

The street with rows of houses with dimly lit kitchen lights,

old streetlamps, blink on haltingly but not in unison

I lean into you as we get close to home

^{every thought's a possibility, And the voices are heard, but nothing is seen}

^{Why do you spend this time with me?
Indigo Girls}